WorksheetsProgressive Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did President Roosevelt’s response to this scandal influence national policy?
a)
a. The government began protecting natural resources.
b)
a. The government became involved in providing basic needs for individuals.
c)
a. The government began providing agricultural subsidies.
d)
a. The government became involved in protecting individuals from big businesses.
2.
One of the key goals of the 1913 Federal Reserve Act was to
a)
a. Place a banking system under the direct control of Congress.
b)
a. Decentralize the banking industry in order to allow for local control of money.
c)
a. Protect the banking industry by removing the country from the gold standard.
d)
a. Create a banking system that could regulate the amount of money in circulation.
3.
What is the historical significance of the Sherman Anti Trust Act?
a)
It represents the first attempt by Congress to regulate trade between two or more states.
b)
a. It was the first law that attempted to prohibit one company from controlling an entire industry.
c)
a. It was first law that attempted to regulate trade between domestic companies and foreign nations.
d)
It represents the first attempt by Congress to criminalize corruption among corporate officials.
4.
The muckraking journalists associated with the Progressive Era were known primarily for their
a)
a. Willingness to expose the corruption of U.S. society.
b)
a. Articles supporting the economic benefits of laissez—faire economies.
c)
Use of the media to advocate the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment
d)
Support for the formation of U.S. military alliances with European countries
5.
The followers of the Social Gospel movement believed that organized religion must place greater emphasis on
a)
a. Reconstruction American society.
b)
a. Raising funds.
c)
Supporting the Populist Party
d)
Stopping immigration to the United States
6.
In America during the Gilded Age, robber barons were people who mainly
a)
a. Seized the possessions of Civil War prisoners.
b)
Conducted brutal military campaigns across the country
c)
a. Exploited natural resources of African colonies.
d)
Used aggressive business practices to dominate industries
7.
"The ultimate goal was to improve the working conditions of the masses but not give them political control.”
This passage about a reform movement describes which political ideology?
This passage about a reform movement describes which political ideology?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Socialism
c)
Progressivism
d)
Communism
8.
Which goal was shared by both the Populists and the Progressives?
a)
The free coinage of silver
b)
Expansion of opportunities for immigrants
c)
Equality for African Americans
d)
Greater control of the government by the people
9.
Congress granted women the right to vote in the passage of the -
a)
16th amendment
b)
17th amendment
c)
18 amendment
d)
19th amendment
10.
What was the common purpose of the Meat Inspection Act and the establishment of the Department of Labor?
a)
a. To promote the growth of big business in America
b)
To improve conditions for recent immigrants to America
c)
To protect the nation’s water and timber resources
d)
To promote the general welfare of Americans
11.
Which idea lead to the creating of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Food and Drug Administration?
a)
An economy works best without government regulation
b)
Business practices must be regulated in the public interest
c)
Workers should be allowed to bargain collectively with owners
d)
Domestic industry should be protected from foreign competition
12.
The publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair in 1906 was instrumental in getting the members of Congress to—
a)
Enact stronger anti-trust laws
b)
Support conservation of public lands
c)
Establish a system for meat inspection
d)
Legalized strikes by labor unions
13.
Which reformer was a leader in support of Women's Suffrage?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
W.E.B. DuBois
14.
Progressive Era reformers sought to expand voter participation in government by adopting—
a)
The initiative and referendum
b)
Additional poll taxes
c)
Tougher literacy tests
d)
A civil service system
15.
In the late 1800s, free and unlimited coinage of silver was supported by farmers primarily because they hoped this policy would -
a)
Make foreign crop prices less competitive
b)
Allow farmers to grow a greater variety of corps
c)
Increase crop prices and make it easier to repay loans
d)
Bring about political equality between rural and urban resident
16.
In the late 1800s, the principles of Social Gospel Movement were most consistent with the ideas of—
a)
The Populists
b)
Laissez-faire economics
c)
The Progressives
d)
Trust-busting
17.
The national income tax, free and unlimited coinage of silver, and the direct election of U.S. Senators were proposals included in the—
a)
Declaration of Sentiments
b)
Federal Reserve System Act
c)
Populist Party platform
d)
Sixteenth Amendment
18.
What was the goal of those who supported the Seventeenth Amendment, providing for direct election of U.S. Senators?
a)
Expanding the power of the legislative branch
b)
Providing equal voting rights to minority groups
c)
Making the Senate more responsive to the people
d)
Basing Senate representation on state population
19.
Which time period occurred prior to the Progressive Era?
a)
The Roaring 20s
b)
The Great Depression
c)
The Industrial Era
d)
World War II
20.
Books such as The Octopus by Frank Norris, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis, and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair exposed problems that resulted from—
a)
The naturalization of immigrants
b)
Environmental conservation
c)
Westward expansion
d)
Rapid industrialization
21.
Why were immigrants more likely to settle in urban, industrial centers rather than rural, agricultural regions?
a)
Housing was plentiful
b)
Factories provided much-needed jobs
c)
Immigrants knew nothing of farming techniques
d)
Immigrants could receive citizenship quicker
22.
The Great Potato Famine of the 1840s led to increased immigration to the United States from which country?
a)
Italy
b)
Russia
c)
Switzerland
d)
Ireland
23.
Which of these groups most favored immigration to the United States between 1880 and 1910?
a)
Unskilled workers
b)
Rural farmers
c)
Urban nativists
d)
Factory owners
24.
Many people in the United States resented the “new wave” of immigration that began in the 1890s and early 1900s because—
a)
Available land for farming did not exist in the United States
b)
Immigrants were wealthier than most American citizens
c)
New immigrants were willing to work for less money
d)
Factories closed rather than hire workers from foreign nations
25.
Progressive reformers attacked “political machines” because they often-
a)
Denied voting rights to the poor
b)
Stole public money through overpriced contracts
c)
Wasted money on military spending
d)
Discriminated against migrant workers
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